Postcode · Newbury
Crime in RG14 1LR
How much crime is recorded in RG14 1LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newbury North West
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,963 (2024)
RG14 1LRNewbury
How safe is RG14 1LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG14 1LR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RG14 1LRNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Burglary10.69.1
Shoplifting7.58.4
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.